If you’re a Sephora Beauty Insider, you’ll get an early access chance to buy their Ultimate Blockbuster.  It’s a world of makeup in an all-inclusive, collector’s edition palette, and will provide you with almost everything you need to get out of the house.
Here’s what you’ll get:

90 eye shadows
60 lip glosses
9 eyeliners
6 brow powders
3 blushes
2 lip liners
4 brushes and applicators
1 how-to book

Attractively packaged in a multi-tiered container, you can keep in on your counter at home or in a desk drawer at the office.  Add is some mascara, and you’ll have everything you need.
This $400 dollar value is available to …read more

How do you indulge? Are your weekends packed with social activities, catching up on chores or continuing to work? Hopefully you do get a chance to set aside some quality time for your own personal pampering. It doesn’t have to be every day, but even just thirty minutes or so on a Saturday will have you feeling rejuvenated for all that late night debauchery…or, go for a quiet Sunday evening to start your week off right.
Here are some ideas and recommendations for turning your bathroom into your own personal area for spa-like indulgences.
Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Collection
First step is to …read more

I’m currently trying very hard to maintain my budget, be careful with my pennies, and work with what I’ve got. Resisting the urge to shop my way through the mall, picking up pretty new purchases everywhere I go, is not easy…but it must be done and I do feel better for it. Kind of.
So, instead of being drawn into Sephora, where I will surely load up a basket with all kinds of new items to take home and try out, I’m browsing online – with credit cards safely stowed in the other room. There are a number of new products …read more

I’m not typically a coupon clipper.  I know that you can save a bundle, but so many times the coupon isn’t for what I use or need.  I keep my eye out though, and every once in awhile there’s one that offers me a real value.
Here are two that I plan on using – and maybe you will too!

From DSW, one of my favorite shoe stores for fashion and value, is a $10 off coupon on any purchase over $50.  And any gal worth her salt can spend over $50 at a shoe store!  The coupon is valid online …read more

Yesterday I realized I was one pump away from being out of foundation. Completely out. Since foundation is a necessary part of my makeup routine, I was at first annoyed that I hadn’t noticed this sooner. But then I realized that somewhere about 3/4 of the way through this brand of foundation, I really didn’t like it anymore at all. Something about it was just a bit too heavy, didn’t go on smoothly and the color wasn’t quite “right” anymore. Annoying, yes…but this also meant I had the perfect chance to find something new.
Here are the ten things I recommend …read more

Gift cards make an enjoyable gift, and I think they come with double excitement value – the excitement of receiving the gift card, and a second round of excitement when you make your selections.  (Of course, if you order online, you get a third round of excitement when your delivery arrives!) 
That’s a whole lot of value out of a simple gift card purchase!
I love thinking about how I’d spend huge sums of money at all my favorite stores if I had a gift card worth thousands of dollars.  It’s a tougher decision, however, if the gift card is …read more

Winter is almost over! Can’t you feel it?
Okay…maybe I’m jumping ahead of myself here. But you can never be too prepared for what trends Spring will bring. This year, colorful berry and sorbet colored eye shadows will be a big hit. Forget about your natural hues (well, maybe hang onto those for a tamer day time look) and pick up some punchy new colors that will charge up your look.
Here are eight gorgeous options from Sephora:

From left to right: Dior 5-Colour Eyeshadow in Pink $56; Duwop Duet Eyeshadow in Delilah $17; Bare Escentuals …read more

After reading the essentials that Rachel keeps in her purse, I dug into mine to see what I could find.
I switch purse an awful lot, and sometimes only have a coin purse-sized wristlet in the evening.  But when I have a true bag, these are the 5 essential items that you’ll find in it:

Key ring.  Practical, I know, but I’ve got to have my keys wherever I go.  I have a beautiful engraved custom key ring from Tiffany’s (something like this airplane and globe key ring), and there are only two keys on it so it doesn’t take up …read more

Hello!  My name is Mary Jo, and you’ll normally find me blogging over in the Travel & Culture Channel.  But, I’m going to be trying my hand at a little Beauty & Style blogging here at The List Maven.
Since today is the last shopping day before Christmas, here are my Top 5 last minute Beauty & Style shopping locations.  (HINT:  This is where you should go shopping if your recipient is a reader of this blog!)

Sephora – Whether in their stores or online, you’ll find all sorts of high end goodies in addition to their reasonably priced store brand.
Nordstrom – Excellent selection …read more

Benefit Cosmetics
Benetint Pocket Pal $20 from Sephora
Perfect lip stain – perfect gloss. The color even doubles as a cheek stain! This glossy color wand is your best beauty pal. A mini Benetint – the original and still the best rosy lip and cheek stain is paired with a shiny clear gloss on the other end. Carry it in the handy pocket protector and you’ll have kiss-proof, smudge-proof color with you wherever you go.
Size: 0.11 oz Benetint, 0.10 oz Gloss

Shu Uemura
Rouge Unlimited Lipstick $23 from Shu Uemura
Premiering a high-tech, high-pigment lipstick for unlimited color variation and exclusive lip colors. Empowered brightness …read more